"Salsa Tequila" is a

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by Norwegian comedian Anders Nilsen in

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. He doesn't speak Spanish, as he admits in the song by saying "No hablo español" (I do not speak Spanish). To make the song catchy, he uses accordion and saxophone mixes, noting that their usage had become prevalent in many recent hits. The song is written and produced by Nilsen, and was released in 2014 on

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. It was a huge commercial success in Norway and the Netherlands and has charted in Belgium. The lyric music video is directed by Galvan Mehidi.

Lyrics

Nilsen collected various habitual greetings and words and phrases in

(e.g., muy bueno, sí, hola, dale, Santa María, sombrero, muchas gracias, mi amigo, corazón, desperado, arriba, uno, dos, tres, cuatro, porque, machete, cuanto cuesta, señorita, fútbol), some popular Spanish destinations (Madrid, Mallorca etc.), various traditional Hispanic

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and drinks (as in title

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and

tequila Tequila (; ) is a liquor, distilled beverage made from the blue agave plant, primarily in the area surrounding the city of Tequila, Jalisco, Tequila northwest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Guadalajara, and in the Jaliscan Highlands (''Los Altos (Jal ...

, but also

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nachos Nachos are a Tex-Mex dish consisting of tortilla chips or '' totopos'' covered with cheese or chile con queso, as well as a variety of other toppings and garnishes, often including meats (such as ground beef or grilled chicken), vegetables ( ...

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, bacalao,

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, cerveza), some Spanish, Portuguese and Hispanic celebrities (

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) and a few Spanish language international hits ("

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", " Livin' la Vida Loca", " La Bamba", " Bailando", " Chihuahua", "

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"). The song sometimes repeats and mixes these phrases. For example, the term "tequila" appears in the song title,

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and

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. A Spanish count-off appears twice in the song, in the second verse (Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, Tony Montana) and in the bridge (Uno, dos, tres, ¡tequila!). The song is a parody of club songs (former ' summer hits'), with the message that a song could become a hit even if the lyrics do not make any sense.Pop genius: Anders Nilsen - "Salsa Tequila" lyrics
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Track list

#"Salsa Tequila" (3:19)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

Salsa Tequila
on Anders Nilsen's

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